Cardinals hold last discussions before Vatican lockdown

VATICAN CITY -- Cardinals held final discussions on the troubled state of the Roman Catholic Church on Monday, the day before they seclude themselves from the world to elect a new pontiff, with no clear frontrunner in view.

Cardinals hold last discussions before Vatican lockdown

Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican is silhouetted during sunset in Rome, March 11, 2013. Roman Catholic Cardinals will begin their conclave inside the Vatican's Sistine Chapel Tuesday to elect a new pope. (Paul Hanna/Reuters)VATICAN CITY -- Cardinals held final discussions on the troubled state of the Roman Catholic Church on Monday, the day before they seclude themselves from the world to elect a new pontiff, with no clear frontrunner in view.Stunned by the abdication last month of Pope Benedict, ...